In the previous game against the Sunirsers Hyderabad, Dinesh Karthik played an impressive innings of 83 runs in 35 deliveries at a strike rate of 237.14 including 5 fours and 7 sixes. The opening pair of the side accumulated 80 runs for the side in just 6.2 overs but the side lost the wickets of Kohli and du Plessis at the total score of 121 runs.
Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar also could not do much for the side and scored 7 and 9 runs respectively. The former captain of Australia, Aaron Finch talked the Dinesh Karthik’s approach in the recent encounter against SRH and decoded some crucial takeaways.
“Karthik’s Experience is Working in his Favour,” says Finch
Karthik played an unbelievable knock of 83 runs in the previous game and at one point, RCB fans were still hoping that the side would be able to chase the total of 286 runs too. But unfortunately, RCB lost the contest by 25 runs still, Dinesh Karthik is getting a lot of appreciation for his magnificent knock in the last game against SRH when the rest of the players of the side could not make a meaningful contribution.
Aaron Finch talked about the experience of Dinesh Karthik in his 20-25 years of experience, he faced many circumstances and gained an unforgettable ability to score runs at the crucial stages.
Virat Kohli and du Plessis gave a good start
Virat Kohli and the skipper of the side, Faf du Plessis provided RCB with a strong start but could not lead the side to touch 150 approx runs with their partnership. The middle order also collapsed as Patidar and Jacks returned to the pavilion without crossing the 10 run-mark. The innings of Dinesh Karthik kept the hope of the RCB fans alive and also helped the side cross a total of 260 runs during the run-chase.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Broke Several Records
Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their own record of scoring the highest runs in an innings in the Indian Premier League which they made in a contest against Mumbai Indians in the same season. The bowling department of RCB is considered weak when compared to the other units participating in the tournament and SRH took the full benefit of that to hit 287 runs on the board in the first innings.
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